CVE-2016-5008
libvirt - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.1%
Description
libvirt before 2.0.0 improperly disables password checking when the password on a VNC server is set to an empty string, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and establish a VNC session by connecting to the server.
How to fix CVE-2016-5008
To remediate CVE-2016-5008, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libvirt—upgrade to 2.0.0-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.9.12.3-1+deb7u2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.9-9+deb8u3 or later
Is CVE-2016-5008 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.0.0-1
- from 0, < 0.9.12.3-1+deb7u2
- from 0, < 1.2.9-9+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |